Kidney Check: Diabetes, Blood Pressure & Kidney Health Checks & Care in Indigenous Communities.

Summary

Faced with limited access to preventative health care services, Indigenous people living in rural and remote communities are at a higher risk of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and kidney failure, when compared to the general population. The goal of this project is to perform point-of-care testing for CKD and its risk factors, including diabetes and high blood pressure, for individuals residing in rural and remote Indigenous communities across the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario. In addition to providing individuals with information about their risk of developing CKD, as well as providing tailored treatment plans, this study will help provide evidence to develop a permanent CKD surveillance system in all Indigenous communities across Canada, consequently decreasing the burden of CKD and kidney failure in these communities.

Conditions

• Chronic Kidney Disease
• Diabetes
• Hypertension

Interventions

OTHER

Point-of-care screening

After consent is obtained, a registered nurse will administer a demographic questionnaire, collecting the participant's personal health number, age, gender, date of birth, and name of community. Physical data including height, weight, and blood pressure will also be collected. A blood sample and a urine sample will be taken, with point-of-care testing being performed during the screening appointment to allow for results of the testing to be received and discussed with each patient at the time of the appointment. After screening, to ensure a "closed loop" system of care, patients at the highest risk of kidney failure will be referred to a nephrologist, while those at lower risk will be referred to their primary care provider with specific treatment and re-testing recommendations.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Canadians Seeking Solutions and Innovations to Overcome Chronic Kidney Disease

  collaborator OTHER

• Alberta Health services

  collaborator OTHER

• First Nations Health Authority

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Research Manitoba

  collaborator OTHER

• Shared Health Laboratory Services of Manitoba

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Seven Oaks Hospital Chronic Disease Innovation Centre Inc.

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Keewatinohk Inniniw Minoayawin Inc. (KIM)

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University of Manitoba

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Paul Komenda, MD MHA · University of Manitoba

Eligibility

Min Age

10 Years

Max Age

80 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-10-01

Primary Completion

2025-09-30

Completion

2025-12-31

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations